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ease yourself into something — ˈease into sth | ˈease yourself/sb into sth derived to become or help sb to become familiar with sth new, especially a new job • It will take a little time for him to ease himself into his new role. Main entry: ↑easederived … Useful english dictionary
ease into something — ˈease into sth | ˈease yourself/sb into sth derived to become or help sb to become familiar with sth new, especially a new job • It will take a little time for him to ease himself into his new role. Main entry: ↑easederived … Useful english dictionary
ease somebody into something — ˈease into sth | ˈease yourself/sb into sth derived to become or help sb to become familiar with sth new, especially a new job • It will take a little time for him to ease himself into his new role. Main entry: ↑easederived … Useful english dictionary
ease — ease1 [i:z] n [U] [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: aise comfort ] 1.) with ease if you do something with ease, it is very easy for you to do it = ↑easily ▪ They won with ease. ▪ The security codes could be broken with relative ease . ▪ I… … Dictionary of contemporary English
ease — ease1 [ iz ] verb ** ▸ 1 make less severe ▸ 2 move slowly & carefully ▸ 3 about rule/punishment ▸ 4 make process easier ▸ 5 about bad weather ▸ 6 become more relaxed ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) transitive to make a problem, bad situation, or pain less… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ease */*/ — I UK [iːz] / US [ɪz] noun [uncountable] 1) a) the ability to do something easily with ease: Young children seem to master computer games with ease. We completed the climb with relative ease (= fairly easily). b) the fact that something is easy to … English dictionary
ease nature — obsolete to urinate or defecate The allusion is to the subsequent relief. Also as ease yourself, ease your bladder (of urination), and ease your bowels (of defecation): Desecration seems to have horrified royalist commentators… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Ease — ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chapel of ease — 1. a mortuary Originally, a place of worship for the convenience of parishioners residing a long way from their parish church. Also as chapel of rest: From undertaker tout court to funeral parlor to funeral home to chapel has been the… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
At ease — Ease Ease ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chapel of ease — Ease Ease ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr. ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L. ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.] 1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation; entertainment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English